For some reason I was thinking runners were 3' wide but nope this runner is only 2'-8" wide leaving a gap on the edges.

Here's the secret for a super-fast ghetto makeover!! Don't use tack strips and glue and what not.....just get some short screws(so you don't drill thru the radiant tubing stapled up under the floor) and screw the carpet down!

Here's me screwing down the carpet.

Don't the screws look classy on either side of this transition?

The finished entryway with a new grey carpet. No Shoes Past the Grey Carpet is the new house rule. Henrietta is checking out my installation.

Here's what it looks like finished. Its much easier to vacuum now. Before the stupid dirty-nasty area rugs would get sucked up by the vacuum. The couple inches on either side is still kinda gross but hey we think it looks a lot better.